In early spring, grass is one of the first things to turn green and bring back that feeling of new life and growth.

The business mantra of "location, location, location" has a direct corollary in the wildlife world: "habitat, habitat, habitat." And when an animal has specific needs, not just any habitat will do.

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Forest Service has signed a new 10-year agreement for the Dakota Prairie Grasslands Demonstration Project. Hoeven’s office has been ...

A botanist, dubbed the Prairie Preacher, fights to save America's endangered grasslands. "The Prairie Preacher" follows Dr. Dwayne Estes, a botanist who earned his nickname for his passionate advocacy ...

Discover what grasslands are, their global importance, the threats they face, and why we must protect these key ecosystems ...

NEAR PRESHO, S.D. -- In the nearly half-century he's lived in South Dakota, John Cooper has seen countless beautiful prairie sunsets. But none perhaps prettier than one on a recent late afternoon that ...

This story originally appeared on High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Laughter and the chirping of grasshoppers mingled on a mild August morning as several young women, ...

A male bobolink stands on top of a shrub near its nest, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, in Denton, Neb. North America's grassland birds are deeply in trouble 50 years after adoption of the Endangered Species ...

Editor’s note: In October 2023, the project coordinator of the program described in this story, Dan Werk, was convicted of sexually abusing a minor enrolled in the program. High Country News will ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prairie dogs play an important role in nutrient cycling, adding to their list of beneficial services as ecosystem engineers. Earth ...

The Dust Bowl of the 1930s left a deep mark on the Great Plains, not only for farming families but also for wildlife. Images of dark skies and abandoned homes often define the event, yet the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls for dangers coming by land or by air. “Prairie ...